Sajjadah 1426 illuminated prayer rug
By Evan Blass 
posted Oct 3rd 2005 5:45PM
posted Oct 3rd 2005 5:45PM
In the spirit of Ramadan, which begins this week, we bring you the Sajjadah 1426 Prayer Rug. Designed by Soner
Ozenc, the Sajjadah 1426 (2005 in the Islamic calendar) is made using Electro Luminescent Phosphore Printing
technology, which allows it to display various graphics and patterns directly on the surface. An embedded compass
instructs the rug to glow more brightly as it is turned towards Mecca, allowing users to easily determine when they are
facing exactly the right direction. So convergence triumphs once again, though now you have two Mecca-detecting devices
to charge (along with your cellphone,
natch).
[Via Yanko Design]
Ameen to that.
Hmmmmm cant see this taking off, im happy with my $5 rug for the time being.
That's pretty darn cool. Hmm...may make a great gift for my Muslim friends
that is awesome, I don't think I've ever seen anything Islamic like this ever hit the tech airwaves (minus the Qiblah phone)...
oh and sajjadah is Arabic for prayer rug, not Persian.
Ramadhan Mubarak to all the Muslims! haha.
And happy new year to all the Jews too.
Ramadan mubarak to you too sir :)
do they have a digital rosary? with beads that light up as you advance? i always lose my place.
Happy Ramadan! Greetings & Blessing for all of you. Please remember us in your prays.
Fahad R. Ghouri -Rosewood Pakistan-
Happy Diwali to all the sikh brothers!
this is pretty neat. hats off to joystiq for covering this stuff as well.
WHOOOOOOOAAH!!!
I think I know what I'll ask mums for Eid then :D
But hats off to Engadget for covering this...
Ramadan Mubarak btw!
Thumbs up Engadget!
Btw, #7, diwali is celebrated by Hindus, not Sikhs.
Anyways, Ramzan Mubarak Muslims!
Have a dignified Yom Kippur Jewish peeps, and Happy Deewali for Hindus!
ok...my post pretty much replicated #8(!) :s
so, I guess a double hats off then
i thought sajdah is arabic for prostration...
anyways... ramadan mubarak to everyone!
I will not respond to #12's comments, but I will ackowledge them.
also, shakattack, I was under the impression sajdah was Arabic for prostration as well, but sujud is, sajdah is the prayer rug... strange how we all think that isn't it....
also, if anyone one is wondering when the first day of Ramadhan actually is, in America, it seems so it starts Wednesday the 5th for sure.
take care.
I think comment 12 should be removed. I'd say people have a right to their religous practices without being attacked.
Do they make illuminated suicide bomber belts? Cause that would actually be useful for innocent people trying not to get blown up!
pillowcase,
Expressing my opinion is not an attack.
It's free speech.
Censorship is more of an attack than my musings will ever be.
Umm...has anyone else wondered at all how the hell they use a compass to point to Mecca? The compass heading to Mecca will be different from different points on the globe, unless Mecca has a strong magnetic field I don't know about.
I say it's either a hoax or their moon language calls GPS receivers compasses.
when i saw the number of comments this item had I knew something like this must be going on. can't everybody just keep their opinions to themselves? these are opinions people may find offensive. It's not something you would like done to yourself...and this is no place to be discussing views on religion anyhow. Whilst your comments may not directly 'attack', they belittle our beliefs and insult our way of thinking. Some people may want to be enlightened by your views on religion, again...I stress...this is not the place to enlighten or have any sort of theological debate.
It's just a nice piece of technology...that's it
Thanks.
This gadget is cool. I tot they only made softwares to tell prayers times. Now they came up with this. Great sidekick for frequent travellers.
Why would God want us to spend more time praying during a day than others? b/c any thing that is important to a person he or she will do it repeatedly. Take for instance you eat three to five times a day. You spend 5 to 8 hrs earning bread a day. You sleep 6 to 8 hrs a day. And above all you breath repeatedly. Allah/God knows what is important to those who believe in it.
BTW the gadget seems to be very geeky but you what I have to look into it at their site and then decide if I should buy it or not.
The product covered by this article is religious in nature, so responses regarding the religion in question should be expected (even if you don't like some of the comments made).
I agree that the comments should maintain a certain level of respect, and I doubt that those who post unflattering comments regarding Islam have personal animosity for the Muslims here.
They are probably irritated (or worse) by those who kill infidels in the name of Allah.
Rather than be offended by comments critical of Islam, it would be much more productive to address a religion whose god commands the faithful to:
"...kill the unbeliever wherever you find them" (Qur'an 9:5),
"Fight against...the People of the Book [Jews and Christians] until they feel themselves subdued and pay the jizya" (Qur'an 9:29), and
"...fight... until all religion is for Allah" (Qur'an 8:39).
Considering Allah's commands to fight against, subdue, and kill non-Muslims, these comments might be considered restrained.
Everyone has a right to their opinions.
Everyone has a right to be bigoted and racist as well. If you are attacking Islam you are no better that the Extremist that kill innocent people in the name of Islam. These above verses would be nice if you read the entire paragraph and didn't just take them out context, but I am sure whoever wrote this comment is by no means trying to find the truth pertaining to anything but rather trying to cast a dark shadow over something they have no real knowledge of. It is easy to sit back and make judgments about issues you know nothing about, it is difficult to try to research and learn about the issue you are dealing with. Also, next time some ignorant nihilist wants to make a comment, please see to it you know what you are talking about before you put it down on paper.
Regards
first of all blessings of ramadhaan to one all the people of earth. I hope that for all those that are fasting ramadhaan will be an easy and beneficial month. And, to those who are not familiar with the way of life of muslims, I urge you to educate you to at the least educate yourselves on the subject in hand, so as no to be mistaken as person who lack intelect. Free speech everyone is entitled to, but to insult, attack, make people feel bad about what they believe i that is not free speech. And anyways, can't people just take the gadget at face value? Oh BTW, sajdah does translate in to prostration. maybe the spelling is slightly different but the pronounciation is the same more or less.
I dont care about praying, i care about the technology :D this is nice, and it can do alot more visuals :) comment 12 should be removed because he's being himself as usual
this is directed to no.12. so let me ask you this? girls who are made to believe that looks are everything,the taking of drugs, being made to feel inferior becasue of how much you earn, your looks, who your are, being made to believe that all life is about is the money, disprespecting elders, not condsidering the consequences of your actions, and YOU HAVE THE CHEEK TO SAY THAT MUSLIMS ARE BRAINWASHED. GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE CLOUDS DUDE.
malikj wrote:
"Everyone has a right to be bigoted and racist as well. If you are attacking Islam you are no better that the Extremist that kill innocent people in the name of Islam."
That you would try to equate pointing out Qur'anic texts with mass murder indicates either a moral or intellectual deficiency.
The two are hardly comparable, except in the mind of someone twisted by such a hateful ideology.
Also, pointing out a religious text's commands is hardly being bigoted or racist (and besides, Islam is a religion, not a race, unless, of course, you subscribe to the Arab Supremacy rampant in much of the Islamic world).
"These above verses would be nice if you read the entire paragraph and didn't just take them out context..."
This is a typical response by those who either 1) know nothing about the Qur'an and Islamic history, tradition, and jurisprudence, or 2) lie to deceive those unfamiliar with Islam.
"but I am sure whoever wrote this comment is by no means trying to find the truth pertaining to anything but rather trying to cast a dark shadow over something they have no real knowledge of."
The person who wrote the comment to which you refer has read the "paragraph" around the verses cited. He knows the truth about Islam. There is no need to try to cast "a dark shadow" over Islam; fourteen centuries of jihad against the Infidel have done that well enough.
Rather than engage in false accusations, why don't you show from the Qur'an itself (or Islam's history or current events--oops! well, maybe not) that the verses are taken out of context.
"It is easy to sit back and make judgments about issues you know nothing about, it is difficult to try to research and learn about the issue you are dealing with."
Yes, as your comment demonstrates.
You either know nothing substantive about Islam, or you are intentionally trying to deceive those unfamiliar with it.
"Also, next time some ignorant nihilist wants to make a comment, please see to it you know what you are talking about before you put it down on paper."
I imagine that by "nihilist" you are referring to me. If you are, you should know that "amillennialist" indicates the antithesis of a nihilist.
Perhaps you should "see to it you know what you are talking about before you put it down on paper."
I love all of you. Happy holidays.
Amillennialist,
There are many things wrong in this world and religion in the hands of man is definitely one of them, but I do not agree with your decision to debate Islam on a tech site that I so enjoy. It really ruins the mood.
There are appropriate places in which to disseminate your view point. I can tell that you have some issue pertaining to Islam and you should very well discus and debate them.
Just not here,
Thank you
That's an amazing product!
I wonder how the compass works, in other Kiblat pointing gadget, I'll have to input my location first.
I want one. How come there's no information on how to purchase the item?
I think only in Engadget I can find this kind of great gadget info. Thanks Engadget!
Happy Ramadhan!
Happy Ramadan folks,
For those who are confused between sajdah and sajjadah: sajdah is the act of sujud ( something like prostration ) and the sajjadah is the rug you do it on inside the masjed ( mosque )
Wow. Just wow. Think they'd be interested in making a secular version? I'd love a rug that could do this sort of thing in my living room, but I'd rather not offend anyone in having one.
#22, #23: since you picked out the very few passages from the Qur'an that are always misunderstood and contentious maybe you should also bother to see what the scholars make of these. What these passages refer to are direct combat situations and under NO circumstances whatsoever anywhere can the killing of innocents be justified. Here is a very recent piece that very much reflects the vast majority of opinion among Muslims and takes on that hateful rhetoric.
http://www.livingislam.org/maa/dcmm_e.html
I agree with #29. I like the rug. Let's get back to gadget news.
Ramadan mubarak to everyone.
Happy Ramadan to all muslim brothers out there.
What an amazing sejjadah! I would live to have one.
To all the "free speech" people on here who are attacking. Accusations are not "free speech". False accusations are punishable by law in almost any country on this planet.
know your comments are indeed harmful. How would you like it if I posted my "free speech" comments about the crusades, Nazi's and false wars for oil and money while killing thousands somewhere around when the Christmas gadgets arrive? Not that I would do that. Or maybe these things do not annoy you?
Thus, I second removing these hateful comments, from an otherwise enjoyable blog.
Second, get educated on what you are saying by getting your information from reliable sources such as scholars who spend lifetimes interpreting Quran verses, and not from malicious and ignorant websites built in minutes or hours. Some of these comments you might have gladly copy and pasted are used by people who know they are wrong for insidious means. Don't get mangled up in such hatred just becuase you're too lazy to find the truth.
Regards
#26,
There are many examples of brainwashing. Listing a few non-Islamic examples does not mean that Islam is not on the list.
My personal opinion is that ALL organized religions employ brainwashing. Logic is flushed away by clever words written by man.
I think it's interesting that Islam is the only religion that continues to use suicide martyrs on a regular basis. That fact leads me to conclude that it is the most successful brainwashing campaign in human history.
BTW, every religion on this chart thinks they are correct in their interpretation of the universe. I suspect none are.
http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html